Clean Air Tips

    

Get more exercise and stop driving so much.
-Bradly Hawman, 9, Smithers 
Plan your wood supply in advance so it will be well-seasoned.
-Virgil Alderplace 
Change to electric cars.
-Brad Green, 12, Smithers 
Never burn plastic, treated wood, newspaper, junkmail or tires.
-Ashlee Robinson, 11 & Tianna Adzick, 11 
New industries that emit should be required to have filters before they can operate.
-Tyler Brown, 15, Smithers 
Plant more trees & let existing trees grow longer.
-Jeff & Braden Deagle, 11 & 10, Telkwa 
Make your house more energy efficient to reduce heating needs. Choose alternative energies or a smaller emission-certified woodstove.
-Terry Fulljames, Smithers 
If you can't burn wood or paper, Don't burn at all.
-Kimmy Badari, 11, Surrey 
Make tattoos & stickers with cool sayings. eg. Heir to the Air, I Care for the Air.  
Carpool to reduce road dust. Less cars = less dust.
-Tammy Engel, Prince George
Display could include info on how BVLD compares to other airsheds like Vancouver or PG. -Ben, Smithers 
Don't have as many hot dog roasts & don't burn your garbage!
-Kyler, Telkwa 
Get an efficient pellet stove instead of an old clunker.
-Owen, 10, Smithers 
No more polluting power plants. Choose cleaner ways.
-Scott Schwartz, 10, Telkwa 
Stop riding your fourwheelers & ride your bike.
-Tiana, 8, Smithers 
Put more water on the roads to keep the dust down
. -Kyle Engel, 13, Prince George
 
Keep your damper open when you light your furnace or stove. Paper egg cartons make great fire starters.
-Old-timer, Smithers 
Take the bus to school & work! Less cars, less air pollution! -Tsatia Adzich, Smithers 
Use less toilet paper so companies make less rolls. Use unbleached recycled paper & buy from clean factories.
-Josh, Houston 
Buy a really expensive electric car!
-Claire Hinchcliffe, Smithers 
Ban garbage burning in backyards, & educate people about the damage it does. -Joan Campbell, Telkwa 
Keep your chimney clean – your stove will run more efficiently & reduce the risk of fires. -Terrace Guy 
Don't smoke because it pollutes the air we breathe.
-Irene, Smithers 
Stop burning wood waste at the Regional District Transfer Station and give it to PIR to heat their kilns. -Gordon Stweart, Telkwa 
Plant trees and harvest them sustainably. Don't burn in the bush.
-Matt & Antonio, Smithers & New Brunswick 
Use solar power. -Clayton, 6 
Write a letter to council to stop burning in town! -Alli Comparelli, 15 
Don't use cars, walk or bike instead!
-Jemma & Ben, Telkwa
 
NEWPRO needs to fix the smoke problem or shut down.
-Jesse Hawman, 10, Smithers 
Set up a recycling program for silage wrap.
-Ernie Harding, Smithers 
Get forestry companies to stop slash burning, leave it on the ground to rot. -Rancher 
Knock on your neighbor's door if their chimney is smoking & tell them to burn it smart! -Brett 
Don't burn your woodstove more than you need to.
-Jared Ewald, 12, Smithers 
Use electric trains instead of driving. -Colten, 12, Smithers 
Don't idle your car. -Aaron Clifford, Terrace 
No pallet-fire bush parties (at the sandbar)
-Olivia, 24, Smithers 
Suppress road dust with thing like water or calcium chloride. -Carson, 11, Smithers 
You can ride your bike instead of driving. -Raelee, 9, Smithers 
Use dry, fast-burning wood so your stove won't smoke. -Johnathan Schwartz, 8, Telkwa 
Ride a bike to work or town, or skateboard, or walk. The less cars on the road the better! -Sam I Am 
Random spotchecks for permit holders like NEWPRO. Third parties should handle complaints.
-Mill Wife, Smithers 
In the spring, burn a cooler wood like popular instead of dampening your stove.
-Dean McKinley, Smithers 
Get salvage rights to wood waste & everything at the Transfer Station instead of burning wood.
-Ernie H, Smithers 
Use more public transit -Emily, 6½ 
Use Geothermal heating in new developments instead of wood and oil.
-Don Morgan, Smithers 
Be careful not to light wildfires. Put a lot of dirt or water on your campfire.
-Aaron Clifford, Terrace 
Beehive burner operators should control temperatures to reduce smoke.
-Clayton Engel, Prince George 
Shut down all the beehive burners. -Marlina Hawes, 16, Smithers 
Recycle more and burn no garbage.
-Anna, 8, Smithers 
Stop using factories and don't use all vehicles as much. -Trenton, 10, Smithers
 
Walk a block, save gas, don't drive in town. Walk! Walk! Walk!
-Lowell
Put on more clothes and turn down the heat... which will in some way affect air quality. And Stop Volcanoes!
-Erin, 23½ 
 

    


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